French 19th Century Naval Boarding Cutlass (Classic Pirate Style): Used Category_MG 34 Mounts On the way back

On the way back

This supple leather holster is maker marked ftc and dated 1941

the cloth binding around the crown and still retains much of its white clay military finish

designated by France as "Fusil Remington modèle 1914"

They are retained by nickel (worn away) rivets with dressed obverse heads

French 19th Century Naval Boarding Cutlass (Classic Pirate Style): Used Category_MG 34 Mounts On the way backNew Made Item (well, sort of): Now these we KNOW are not older than 20 years but were deliberately made in the late 1980s for a specific European Government Program commemorating the French Navy of the 19th century. These are the best Replicas we have ever seen, expense was not spared. If aged, and not just used as these have been, they would pass as the REAL McCoy! Engraved Anchor on each side and "M'fcture. Imp. Du Klingenthal" engraved down the